Powerhouse Photography

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Powerhouse Photography Advisory Group. Top row (L-R): Lisa Moore, Tom Blachford, Cherine Fahd, Jacqui Strecker, Hugh Stewart. Bottom row (L-R): Emily McDaniel, Merilyn Fairskye, Zan Wimberley, Meng-Yu Yan, Garry Trinh, Sarah Rees. Not pictured: Hayley Millar Baker. Photograph by Hugh Stewart.

Powerhouse Photography is a new initiative dedicated to amplifying Australian photography and lens-based practice.

Powerhouse Photography will be comprised of an ongoing series of programs, commissions, acquisitions, publications, learning and research activities dedicated to the promotion and development of photography in Australia. The Powerhouse Photography annual program will include a photography research fellowship, tertiary internship program, contemporary photography acquisition program, and industry day, all made possible through funds generously donated by the Australian Centre for Photography.

Powerhouse Photography Advisory Group was convened in October 2022 for the purpose of strengthening and expanding upon the museum’s connections to the photography industry and community.

Powerhouse has developed a unique role for the Photography Advisory Group where its members may be commissioned to work on a range of creative and collaborative projects. These projects span commercial, artistic, and research endeavours. Along with this active role, the Advisory Group is called upon to provide current industry knowledge, insights, and advice to guide curatorial strategies relating to Powerhouse Photography, in a non-executive capacity. Meetings of the Advisory Group are held three times a year to share information, generate ideas, and discuss industry challenges and opportunities.

Powerhouse Photography Advisory Group is comprised of Powerhouse representatives, and photographic practitioners from diverse backgrounds working across various disciplines. Members include:

      • Cherine Fahd, photographer and UTS Associate Professor (co-chair)
      • Sarah Rees, Powerhouse Senior Curator (co-chair)
      • Merilyn Fairskye, photographer and filmmaker
      • Lisa Moore, designer and photography archivist
      • Hugh Stewart, photographer
      • Garry Trinh, photographer
      • Meng-Yu Yan, photographer
      • Tom Blachford, photographer
      • Emily McDaniel, Powerhouse Director First Nations
      • Jacqui Strecker, Powerhouse Head of Curatorial
      • Zan Wimberley, Powerhouse Artistic Associate.
      • Hayley Millar Baker, photographic artist

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11 people dressed in black for a group portrait Powerhouse Photography Announced

Powerhouse Photography Announced

Powerhouse today announced the acquisition of the archive and fund of Australia’s leading institution dedicated to photography and lens-based media, the Australian Centre for Photography. This landmark agreement will see Powerhouse acquire ACP’s photography archive and fund worth approximately $1.6 million, a transformational gift that will continue ACP’s legacy and elevate Powerhouse’s photography collection and image-making practices, under the name of Powerhouse Photography.

A close up of a woman’s face with her two middle fingers placed on either side of her cheek underneath her eyes. The finger nails have a dot of red polish on them. Pixy Liao Artist Talk

Pixy Liao Artist Talk

April 14 2023, 10.30am – 12pm

Join Pixy Liao in the Powerhouse Ultimo Theatrette for public artist talk on her practice and approach to photography followed by an audience Q&A.